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Kevin Nolan has said that Newcastle United may have gone too far in their overseas recruitment policy by failing to keep a British core of players.

The West Ham United midfielder said that what was perceived to be the strength of his former club in finding players in France, helping them to finish in fifth place in the league last season, could be their undoing as they fight the threat of relegation.

Nolan was an influential figure in helping Newcastle, West Ham’s opponents today, to return to the top flight in 2010, but he moved to London to lead West